WESTERN THEATRE: Assault in the Air

(See Cover) There has never before
been an air battle such as was fought last week in the sky over
Britain. First a wave of German bombers would come over, escorted by
more than their own number of fighters, ranged in tiers above them to
engage as many British fighters as possible before succeeding bomber
waves arrived. The British fighters on "standing patrol"
along the Channel met them on two levels, one force to shoot down
bombers, one to fight fighters. Often, as the British engaged the
Germans, a second and third...